Huge new €41M housing project coming to Newbirdge in major boost for the area

One of the biggest housing developments for some time in Kildare has been given the go ahead from Kildare county council.

A massive new €41 million was given the green light by the council earlier this month, and it means that 385 new homes will be constructed in the town as the population in the area continues to rise. The council gave permission to Tom O'Brien, Appointed Receiver over Specified Assets of Declan Gardiner for the construction of 385 dwellings and associated car parking in the Roseberry and Rickardstown areas.

There will be a mixture of 3/4 bedroom houses that will take up 327 of the new units, while there will be 48 three-storey duplexes and 24 one and two-bed apartments, along with six two-storey two-bed townhouses and four three-storey three-bed townhouses totalling 44,473 sq metre gross floor area.

The proposed development also includes a two-storey crèche building (541 sqm) and associated parking, 19,449 sqm of public open space, associated internal road network, public lighting, surface water attenuation, landscaping and all associated site clearance/demolition and site development works and connections to site services.

An Environment Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the planning application. Planning Permission is sought for a period of seven years to allow for development on a phased basis. The site measures approximately 13.1 Ha (12.8 Ha developable area) and is bounded by Sexes Road to the south, "Roseberry Hill" to the southeast, Mooney's Road to the north, Rickardstown House to the northwest and Station Road to the west.

The application site is proposed to be accessed from Station Road and via Roseberry Hill.